{"id":2269,"date":"2013-12-05T12:34:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T19:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/?page_id=2269"},"modified":"2017-03-24T09:20:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T13:20:05","slug":"monsters-and-other-childish-things","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/monsters-and-other-childish-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Monsters and Other Childish Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-608\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=15\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/monsters2cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Monsters2Cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"612,792\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Monsters and Other Childish Things\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Monsters and Other Childish Things&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Monsters and Other Childish Things&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Monsters2Cover.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-608 \" src=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Monsters2Cover-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"Monsters and Other Childish Things (hardback)\" width=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Monsters2Cover-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Monsters2Cover.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monsters and Other Childish Things (hardback)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Monsters and Other Childish Things<\/i><\/b> is a distressingly fun (and funny) roleplaying game about kids and the relationship-devouring horrors from beyond time and space who love them. Players take the roles of kids and also the vicious monsters who are their best friends in all the world \u2014 and the source of all kinds of otherworldly trouble.<\/p>\n<p><b>Product Type<\/b> RPG Core Rulebook in hardback or paperback, plus a full line of supplements<br \/>\n<b>ISBN<\/b> 978-097277828-2 (hardback); 978-0-85744-009-9 (paperback)<br \/>\n<b>MSRP<\/b> $29.99<br \/>\n<b>Format<\/b> 8.5\u201d x 11\u201d hardback, black and white, 192 pages; or 5.5\u201d x 8.5\u201d paperback, black and white, 266 pages<br \/>\n<b>Product #<\/b> ARC3000 or APU3000 (hardback); CB75408 (paperback)<br \/>\n<b>Release<\/b> January 2008 (hardback); July 2010 (paperback)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Monsters-sell-sheet.pdf\">Download and print the one-page info sheet!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>How to Order<\/h2>\n<p><i>Monsters and Other Childish Things<\/i> is available online and at game stores around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RETAILERS:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"#retailers\">Order from your favorite distributor.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTRIBUTORS:<\/strong>\u00a0Order from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pubservinc.com\/PS\/contact_us\">Publisher Services Inc.<\/a>\u00a0If you have any trouble, please contact Arc Dream Publishing\u2019s Shane Ivey,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:shane.ivey@gmail.com\">shane.ivey@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONSUMERS:<\/strong>\u00a0Buy it from your local game store or order it direct from the publisher.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=15\">Hardback (with Free PDF) from Arc Dream Publishing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=21\">Paperback (with Free PDF) from Arc Dream Publishing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"GODLIKE: One Roll Skill Generator\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=521&amp;products_id=51541&amp;affiliate_id=48458\">PDF from DriveThruRPG<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2151\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=21\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/2013\/11\/monsters-in-the-classroom\/monsters_pocket_220\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monsters_pocket_220.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"220,330\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Monsters and Other Childish Things (paperback)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Monsters and Other Childish Things (paperback)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Monsters and Other Childish Things (paperback)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monsters_pocket_220.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2151\" src=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monsters_pocket_220-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Monsters and Other Childish Things (paperback)\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monsters_pocket_220-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monsters_pocket_220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monsters and Other Childish Things (paperback)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>Monsters are real. You know because you have one. He&#8217;s more fun and way tougher than all the other kids&#8217; monsters. Try not to let him eat your friends.<\/p>\n<p><i>Monsters and Other Childish Things<\/i> is perfect for new gamers young and old, and for all gamers who like a little humor with their horror and a few scares with their laughs.<\/p>\n<p>Players take the roles of ordinary kids whose best friends are slavering monstrosities from beyond time and space \u2014 and that\u2019s already enough to get them in all kinds of trouble with parents, school principals, friends, the Monster Investigation Bureau, mad science teachers, wannabe wizards, you name it. Can you make it through a school day without having to explain why your monster ate the substitute teacher? We\u2019ll soon find out.<\/p>\n<p>Ennie Award nominee for Best Writing, Best Game, and Product of the Year.<\/p>\n<h2>Sourcebooks and Supplements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor<\/i><\/b> (alternate setting and character types; ARC3001 or APU3001, ISBN 978-098188260-4, 160 pages, $24.99, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=16\">paperback<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product_info.php?products_id=56509&amp;affiliate_id=48458\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Curriculum of Conspiracy<\/i><\/b> (adventure in a high school filled with secrets; ARC3002 or APU3002, ISBN 978-097277829-9, $9.99, 56 pages, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=17\">paperback<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product_info.php?products_id=56258&amp;affiliate_id=48458\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Road Trip<\/i><\/b> (cross-country adventure campaign; ARC3004 or APU3004, ISBN 978-0-9818826-9-7, $24.99, 198 pages, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=33\">paperback<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product_info.php?products_id=82567&amp;affiliate_id=48458\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Bigger Bads<\/i><\/b> (new rules for giant monsters and \u201cweird\u201d kids; CB75409, ISBN 978-0-9818826-6-6, $19.99, 96 pages, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=22\">paperback<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product_info.php?products_id=80630&amp;affiliate_id=48458\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Promotions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Advertising in <em>The Unspeakable Oath<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tons of online updates and resources<\/li>\n<li>Years of author podcast appearances and social media engagement<\/li>\n<li>Featured on io9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reviews<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThis is easily one of my favorite games. It\u2019s laugh out loud funny, endearing, and hits just the right emotional chords. The mechanics work well for doing exactly what the game sets out to do. It\u2019s easy to teach, easy to prepare for, and exciting in play.\u201d \u2014 Christopher Richeson, RPG.net<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you only buy one rpg book this year, make it this one. Yes, it\u2019s really that good.\u201d \u2014 Petri Weissman, <em>Ovara<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe core rulebook is packed with hilariously bizarre concepts.\u201d \u2014 Ed Grabianowski, <em>io9<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMonsters and Other Childish Things<\/em> is a fun read and a fun game. The one-roll system is ingenious, if unusual. By giving them real system significance, the game makes character relationships truly matter. Children and childhood are deftly handled, being uncertain and wondrous without being maudlin or puerile. The monsters themselves are great role-playing devices, tailor-made for creating havoc and encouraging player responsibility.\u201d \u2014 E. Ovitz, <em>Nerd Caliber<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Communities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/groups.google.com\/group\/cult-of-ore\">The Cult of ORE mailing list<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/phpBB3\/viewforum.php?f=30\"><em>Monsters and Other Childish Things<\/em> message board<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Google+:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/+BenjaminBaugh\/posts\">Benjamin Baugh<\/a> (author), <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/+RobertMansperger\/posts\">Rob Mansperger<\/a> (illustrator), <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/107584262029860926683\/posts\">Greg Stolze<\/a>\u00a0(rules designer), <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/107290072499482738015\/posts\">Shane Ivey<\/a>\u00a0(editor), <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/116679015724906209800\/posts\">Arc Dream Publishing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/101558200271893239574\">The One Roll Engine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Facebook:<\/b> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Monsters-and-Other-Childish-Things\/40690592895\">Monsters and Other Childish Things<\/a>,<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Arc-Dream-Publishing\/337240861656\">Arc Dream Publishing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Twitter:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaneivey\">Shane Ivey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregStolze\">Greg Stolze<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Online Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/pdf\/Monsters%20Permanent%20Record.pdf\">Character Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/pdf\/Monsters%20My%20Monster.pdf\">Monster Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/pdf\/monsters-quick.pdf\">Quick-Play Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/pdf\/Monsters%20Cheat-Sheet.pdf\">Rules Cheat Sheet: Taking Damage<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/2013\/11\/monsters-in-the-classroom\/\">Monsters In the Classroom (a Teacher\u2019s Guide)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/phpBB3\/viewtopic.php?f=24&amp;t=315\">The Twelve Monsters of Christmas<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/2011\/05\/mi-gojirra-the-fungus-lizard-king-of-the-monsters\/\">Mi-Go\u2019Jirra, the Fungus Lizard, King of the Monsters!<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/?p=1398\">\u201cIf You Love It So Much,\u201d<\/a> an introductory adventure for <i>The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Monsters-title-logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/monsters-and-other-childish-things\/monsters-title-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Monsters-title-logo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1796,454\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Monsters and Other Childish Things logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Monsters-title-logo-1024x258.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-2270 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Monsters-title-logo-1024x258.jpg\" alt=\"Monsters and Other Childish Things logo\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Monsters-title-logo-1024x258.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Monsters-title-logo-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Monsters-title-logo.jpg 1796w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Retailer Info<\/h2>\n<p>Retailers can order <i>Monsters and Other Childish Things<\/i> from distributors around the world: Alliance, ACD, and others in the U.S., Esdevium in Europe, and more.<\/p>\n<p><b>(Pro tip for Alliance\u2019s retailers:<\/b> If their system lists <em>Monsters and Other Childish Things<\/em> but shows zero copies available, place the order anyway. That will tell the system that they need to restock to fill the order.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Monsters-sell-sheet.pdf\"><strong>Download the <i>Monsters and Other Childish Things<\/i> one-sheet.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Target Market<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Any gamer who laughs when you say the <i>Monsters<\/i> elevator pitch \u2014 \u201cIt\u2019s like <strong><i>Calvin and Hobbes<\/i> meets <\/strong><i><strong>Call of Cthulhu.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Anyone who would like a fast-playing game that focuses on <strong>relationships, emotional consequences, humor, and huge monsters fighting<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fans of other One Roll Engine games<\/strong> like <em>Wild Talents, A Dirty World, Better Angels, Progenitor, The Kerberos Club,<\/em> and <em>Reign.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Up-Sells and Cross-Sells<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Wild Talents<\/em> (CB75400)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Kerberos Club<\/em> (by <em>Monsters<\/em> author Benjamin Baugh; CB75401)<\/li>\n<li><em>Better Angels<\/em> (APU7000)<\/li>\n<li><em>A Dirty World<\/em> (CB75407)<\/li>\n<li><em>Godlike<\/em> (APU1009)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Selling Points for Players<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fast-playing action<\/strong> where emotional risks is just as dangerous as physical threats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plays great with kids and with adults.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Loads of adventure ideas and antagonists<\/strong> in the core book and supplements.<\/li>\n<li>Encourages <strong>long-term play<\/strong> that focuses on emotional growth and character development as well as monsters getting more powerful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Selling Points for Retailers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tons of <strong>glowing reviews and award nominations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>A proven <strong>great choice for in-store game demos<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strong online support<\/strong>\u2014scenarios, monsters, rules variants, and an active gamer base on Arc Dream Publishing\u2019s website and social media (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\">www.arcdream.com<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sourcebooks and supplements.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Retailers can provide a <strong>PDF copy to consumers FREE<\/strong> at point of sale through the Bits and Mortar program (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitsandmortar.com\">www.bitsandmortar.com<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monsters and Other Childish Things is a distressingly fun (and funny) roleplaying game about kids and the relationship-devouring horrors from beyond time<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a class=\"myButt \" href=\"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/monsters-and-other-childish-things\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2270,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2269","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P1wrNI-AB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2269"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3570,"href":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2269\/revisions\/3570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}